absolute liars
I am, I am, I am superman
–REM
Lord Lazarus looks
in a little white door
Sylvia Plath comes through
carrying her gown
she says Lazarus,
Hello
they soon lie down
after a while
they rise
meanwhile, here on earth
i’ve begun to bear a false witness
to my life
i feel there is some justice,
there in the fuselage
in the wheelspace
in the wreckage
in the wind
or the tree
or wherever
but the city is shaking
and i’m unable to stop that
how to make this world safe
for my children, who might want it?
how to make my lover hear me?
M., thank you.
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“meanwhile, here on earth
i’ve begun to bear a false witness
to my life
i feel there is some justice,
there in the fuselage
in the wheelspace
in the wreckage
in the wind
or the tree”
Whoa! Very nicely expressed and I agree on making the world safe line towards the end.